OT: Packing up to move into home! DH wants to keep EVERYTHING(VENT)

So DH came home today from picking up breakfast for us with like 15 boxes and decided he was ready to pack up for when we move. Keep in mind we don't even know where we are moving to but insisted we should start packing already. So we started in our room first and he want's to keep every piece of "junk" that has his name on it. No joke here's the list:

A Homer(The Simpsons show) keychain that say's "DOH"

About 10 hats that either were a gift to him or he bought that no longer fit him or he didn't even like but wants to keep them.

A McDonalds milkshake toy that lights up.

A leather cleaner for vehicles, he's had it since we've dated and I've yet to see him use it on his vehicle.

A 100.00 bill that he say's is "cool"

A NY Yankee's banner those triangle shaped flags I guess you could say.

All of these random keychains that were given to him from friends/family like from Nevada, DisneyWorld, and Florida

Finally my fav!!! A freaking dog nail trimmer still in the package,smh!!! We've had our Pit Lincoln since he was a pup and we've never ever ever have trimmed his nails so tell me wth are we gonna do with it!!!

But chose to throw away his baseball mitten from when he was a child, smh that's something I wanted him to keep and he knew that but tossed it :(

Tell me why I feel like this is the FIRST time were moving in together!!!! When will he let go of all this "important" items to him...when in my eyes it looks all like junk!!!

Oh yeah the last thing was the factory radio to his Lincoln Towncar....yup he kept it!!!! Yes he still owns the Lincoln car but it has a cd player in it that he had installed the same day he bought it!!!

Any how our room is all packed up the restrooms, the kitchen, and most of DS room and so I'm thankful for his help of course.

Comments (8)

I can be kind of a hoarder myself. You should just designate on decent sized bin for him and say that that is the limit. It'll make it easier to decide what is really "important" lol. My husband and I both have junk boxes.

Are you moving into an efficiency? I don't get why it's a big deal. I don't think you'd appreciate if he was telling you what you should/shouldn't keep. Although I would be sad about the mitt, especially if it was still in usable condition.

My husband is a borderline hoarder. Drives me crazy, as I hold little attachment to things. I had to put my foot down when we were preparing for the arrival of our son. We donated an astonishing amount of stuff to goodwill. He's better about it now, but we had some horrible fights back in the day. I had to threaten divorce at one point, and I'd have done it, too!

Victoria: I almost told him he was hoarder! I gave him one big storage bin to keep everything he wanted to keep and once he had it filled he started to fill up mine.

ABC: I'm glad we are too since that means it's a for sure thing that we will be moving before LO is here.

Twinkle: No, were moving into a 3bdrm home from a 2bdrm apartment. It's a big deal because he's had me get rid of my childhood or "toys" or just doesnt care for my belongings(as we were packing I came across my cap and gown from college and he say's, "why do you want to keep that you already graduated?" that's when I started asking him to get rid of stuff I thought were "junk". As for the mitt it wasn't in usable condition anymore but the fact that they were special memories for him and the way he sat there quietly holding on to it told me it meant something to him.

Whirl: That's about all we did today........I packed a box or 2 for goodwill but he say's his items can't go there.

omg he wanted you to get rid of your cap n gown but wanted to keep some of that other stuff?! Lol, it is funny what people consider important. I think for me, I'm totally in purge mode right now to make room for LO and her stuff. So I'm donating/giving away a LOT of stuff. So keeping every little thing would irk the crap outta me. Good luck!

I cried my eyes out that he even suggested that since I'm the only one on my mom's side(my cousins AND siblings to have graduated college) and my family didn't think I could accomplish that. I got rid of alot mostly my own belongings but did keep sentimental things to pass on to my daughter. Thanks I will try to handle this very calmly